Watch-holder.



AC. H. ALLEN| WATCH HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED Nov.18. 1916.

1,240,527'. Patentedsept. 1s, 1917.

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CHARLES H. ALLEN, OF .ATTLEBORQ MASSACHUSETTS,ASSIGNOR TO C. H. .ALLEN & CO., OF ATTLEBORO, BIASSAGHUSETTS, A COPARTIIERSHIP CONSISTING- OF CHARLES H. ALLEN AND V/'ILLIAM H. LAMB.

WATCH-HOLDER.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. ALLEN, a citizen the United States, residing at Attleboro, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have `invented certain new and useful `fmprovements in latch-Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to devices for holding watches, loclcts,'and other articles of similar' contour in association with flexible bracelets, wrist-bands, and the like, of the general type disclosed by my United States Let-ters Patent No. 1,164,621, December 21, 1915. Y i

It is an object of the present invention so toform an article of this character that it may be adjusted readily to accommodate and to hold securely watches and similar articles of the dierent sizes ordinarily secured to the wrist by bracelets, bands, straps, or the like. WY ith this object in view, the formation of the device in accordance with the invention is such that the relatively movable parts of the holder are held securely in adjusted clamping position with respect to a watch or other article without screws, pins, or solder, thus making it unnecessary to use a tool in placing an article in or removing it from the holder; and, moreover, the holder presents to the wrist of the wearer a smooth substantially plane surface that is devoid of any projections such as the ends of screws and pins that are liable to become burred through use in affecting different adjustments and, therefore, to scratch the skin of the wearer and the surface of the watch.

When read in comiection with the description herein, the formation and arrangement of the parts of the article'provided by the invention will be apparent from the accompanying drawing, forming part hereof, wherein an embodiment of the invention that now is considered a preferable one is disclosed, for purposes of illustration.

Lilie reference-characters refer to corresponding parts in the views of the drawing, of which- ,j

Figure 1 is a plan view, the parts being shown assembled, and a watch in the holder and the ends of a bracelet being shown by dotted lines;

Specification of Letters Patent. Pignifgd S9915, 1S, 1917, Application filed November 18, 1916.

Serial No. 132,049.

F ig 3 is a longitudinal sectional view; and

Fig. ais a view of the back or underside of the holder'.

Having' more particular reference to the drawino', A and B designate two relativelyadjustable overlapping parts of the holder, which are formed from suitable somewhat resilient sheet-metal stock.

@ne of the parts, such as A, includes a substantially fiat tongue portion 5 extending from and being a part ot' a wider base 6 having shoulders 7 extending laterally at each side of the tongue. T he tongue is rounded at its free end, and it is formed in its upper or outer face with a`groove 8 extending longitudinally from the free end into the base. t series of regularly-spaced slots or openings 9 extend from the groove to the opposite face of the tongue, and each of them is disposed transversely of the tongue. fr pair of spaced inwardly incliner or curved spring-clips 10 extend outwardly from the base at a place opposite to the free end of the tongue. r

The other part of the holder, such as B, includes a base 11 that is substantially Hat, except that the material is fabricated to afford a depression or seat 12 extending from one edge and of about the shape of and arranged to receive the tongue 5 of the other part, and it has a depth of about the thickness of the tongue. A hook or clip member 18, preferably formed by stamping out of the material of the base, extends upwardly in the depression or seat 12 near its open -end. It is deflected toward the opposite end of the base, and it is into any one of the slots or openings 9 of the other part of the holder. The part B has a pair of suitably-spaced inwardlyl inclined or curved spring-clips 14:, and between these clips and at the end opposite to the ope-n end ofthe depression or seat 12 there is a hook or like member 15.

When the two parts of the holder are assembled, the tongue 5 of one part is disposed in the depression or seat 12 of the other part, whereby relative swinging movement of the parts is prevented, and the hook or clip member 13 engages through one of the slots or openings 9 from the side opposite to the groove S, whereby the two parts positioned to engage are held together. Vhen a watch is held by the holder, the clips 10 and 14C engage the edge of the watch, and the stem of the watch lies between the closely-related clips l0, whereby turning movement of the watch is prevented. @ne end of a bracelet or other wrist-encircling article is attached to the bow of the watch and the other end to the oppositely-positioned hook member 15. rllhe slot-engaging member 13 is so formed that, when it is in one of the slots 9 it does not extend upwardly in the groove 8 of the tongue beyond the plane surface of the two parts of the holder, and thus there is no liability of the end of that member scratching or otherwise injuring the watch or other article in the holder.

lVhen a watch is to be placed in the holder, the two parts of the holder are moved to bring the clips 10 and the clips 11i to such positions that they can be sprung over and tightly engage the edge ,of the watch, and then the hook or clip member 13 is engaged into one of the slots or openings 9 of the tongue. Then the watch is pressed under the clips 10 with its stem between them and then snapped under the clips 14. The watch also may be placed in the holder by moving the two parts thereorp to bring the. clips against the watch, and then they are pressed together until the hook or clip member 13 reaches and enters that slot or opening 9 in engagement with-which that member will maintain the watch-engaging clips against the watch. When the watch is in place, the spring action of the watch-engaging clips maintains the member 13 in engagement with one of the slots or openings 9. The watch can be removed by reversal of either or' the methods of attachment just described.

lt will be seen that the holder readily can be adjusted to accommodate and to hold tightly watches of different sizes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A watch-holder comprising two relatively-adjustable parts, one of said parts having a seat and the other 0In said parts having a tongue arranged to rest in said seat and said tongue having a groove and a series of openings in the groove, a member in said seat arranged to engage through said openings from the side opposite to said groove whereby the parts are held together, and a watch-engaging member on each of said parts'.

2. A watch-holder comprising two relatively-adjustable parts,vone of said,r parts having a seat extending from the edge adjacent to the other part and a hook mem ber extending upwardly in said seat, and the other of said parts .including a base, a tongue extending therefrom and disposed in said seat of the other part and adjustable longitudinally therein, the tongue being formed in its upper face with a longitudinally extending groove and with a series of openings in the groove extending to the under face oi the tongue and each arranged to receive said hook member whereby the parts are held together, said hook member when so received terminating short of the upper plane sui-tace of the tongue outside of said groove, and a watcheengaging member on each of said parts.

ln testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES H. ALLEN.

Vitnesses:

LnArr KNowLEs, -Gnacn E. WILKINSON.

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